Updated: Comment #0

Problem/Motivation

The help text for Menu item description is not that clear. Currently it reads 'Shown when hovering over the menu link.'

Proposed resolution

Update the help text to be more descriptive. This help text is derived from the node hierarchy module:
'Shown when hovering over the menu item. Hold your mouse over this link for a demonstration.'

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Comments

pameeela’s picture

Status: Active » Needs review
FileSize
817 bytes

Patch attached.

larowlan’s picture

Issue tags: +Needs usability review

+1 from me, but tagging for the UX team, can we get a screenshot.

pameeela’s picture

New patch attached, updates both refs (node and menu page). Also screenshots.

Node page: /node/add/article
menu-help-update.png

Menu page: /admin/structure/menu/manage/main/add
menu-help-update-2.png

pameeela’s picture

Issue tags: +Needs usability review

Oops, tag added back.

Bojhan’s picture

Issue tags: -Needs usability review

I am not sure this is necessary, I have never seen a user get confused by this?

pameeela’s picture

I don't think it is a major problem, but I think it is an improvement anyway. The confusion I have seen is around the hover - 'Shown when hovering over the menu item' could be wrongly interpreted to mean the description will replace the menu title text on hover along with the hover style change of the link changing colour, for example.

So I thought providing a contextual demo of the title text behaviour would likely resolve any possible misunderstandings.

lostkangaroo’s picture

Title: Update help text for menu item description » Update Description for Menu Item Form Description Field

updating the title to be a touch more descriptive

pameeela’s picture

Thanks @lostkangaroo - what are your thoughts on the patch?

lostkangaroo’s picture

Issue tags: +FormInterface

Dunno really but I can see where this would help clarify something a person unfamiliar with the sublities of link attributes might not understand. Its not harmful so why not. A few more comments from UX experts would be nice.

lostkangaroo’s picture

Issue summary: View changes

Change a to the to match patch

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 3: menu-help-2079143-2.patch, failed testing.

er.pushpinderrana’s picture

Issue summary: View changes
Status: Needs work » Needs review
FileSize
1.53 KB

Unable to apply above patch. Please review updated patch.

joyceg’s picture

This needs to be implemented in Drupal 7.x too.

joyceg’s picture

FileSize
21.57 KB

@er.pushpinderrana , not able to apply this patch.

joyceg’s picture

Assigned: Unassigned » joyceg
Status: Needs review » Active

Working on this issue.

joyceg’s picture

Adding the patch and screenshot of the modified description .
Patch applied successfully.

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 16: formDescription-2079143-16-D8.patch, failed testing.

joyceg’s picture

Status: Needs work » Needs review
FileSize
45.75 KB
3.38 KB

Some issues with the previous patch.
Updated the patch.

joyceg’s picture

Adding patch for D7.x

therealssj’s picture

I might be nit picking but 'Hold your cursor' would be better than 'Hold your mouse'.

joyceg’s picture

joyceg’s picture

Improved description.

joyceg’s picture

joyceg’s picture

#22, the patch was uploaded with D8 tests, it was a D7 patch.
It has been rectified in #23.

So, D7: #23
D8: #21

The last submitted patch, 22: 2079143-22.patch, failed testing.

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 23: 2079143-22-D7.patch, failed testing.

therealssj’s picture

Status: Needs work » Needs review
Ramya Bala’s picture

I have applied this patch and tested .It is working perfectly.

joyceg’s picture

Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community
alexpott’s picture

Version: 8.0.x-dev » 8.2.x-dev

As this as a string change and we're in 8.1.x release candidate period moving to 8.2.x

catch’s picture

Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Needs work
Issue tags: +Needs usability review

Same question as Bojhan in #5 - not sure if we're adding extra unnecessary text here, so tagging for usability review since that comment was nearly 3 years ago.

Also the patch file has the patch in it.

yoroy’s picture

I don't think it is necessary to add this. We should not fix things based on "might be confusing for the user".

Then again, there is a way to add this without adding more text:

Shown when hovering over the menu link.

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